Device for use with pails, baths, and other liquid-containing vessels.



J. BURGESS. DEVICE FOR USE WITH PAILS, BATHS, AND OTHER LIQUID CONTAINING VESSELS. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 5, 1911.

1,085,319, Patented Ja11.27, 1914.

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JOHN BURGESS, OF BECKENHAM, ENGLAND, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOHN BIRD,

' OF STAMFORD HILL, LONDON, ENGLAND.

DEVICE FOR USE WITH FAILS, BATES, AND OTHER LIQUID-CONTAINING VESSELS.

Application filed June 5, 1911. Serial No. 631,206.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN BURGESS, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at 21 Kings Hall road, Beckenham, in the county of Kent, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices for Use with Pails, Baths, and other Liquid-Containing Vessels, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices for receiving and holding soap, brushes, or other articles, clear of the liquid contents of pails, baths, and other liquid containing vessels, and has for its object the provision of a simple and cheaply manufactured attachment capable of being easily and quickly applied to the vessel and of remaining firmly in position when so applied.

According to the present invention the device comprises a body portion, which forms, in conjunction with the wall of the pail or other vessel, a pocket or receptacle, and a lip the ends of which are secured to or integral with the body portion while the middle part lies against the wall upon the opposite side to that on which the body portion is situated.

In order that the invention may be clearly understood and readily carried into effect, I will now describe the same more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a perspective'view, and Fig. 2 a sectional elevation of a pail, to the in terior of which one constructional form of the device is applied. Fig. 3 is a plan of a metal blank which by mere bending can be converted into the device. Fig. 4 is a cross section and Fig. 5 an elevation of the device produced by the bending of the blank shown in Fig. 8. Fig. 6 is a section similar to that of Fig. l of a modified form of the device, and Fig. 7 shows this form of the device in position on a pail.

The blank is stamped out from sheet metal in approximately oval shape; it is, as seen in Fig. 3, unsymmetrical about its longer axis aa and may be considered as composed of two segments of circles of different radii. A curved slot A is cut or punched in the larger segment a short distance from its edge, either simultaneously with or subsequently to the stamping of the blank, the narrow strip of metal between the slot and the edge of the blank or sheet Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 27,1914.

thus formed constituting a lip B and the remainder of the blank constituting the body portion 0. It will be seen from theabove description that the slot at extends alongside of and a short distance from the edge of least curvature and terminates near the ends of the blank a short distance from the side of greatest curvature. The degree of curva ture of the different parts of the periphery of the sheet and hence also the curvature of the slot are chosen to suit the diameter of the pail and the slope of its wall in theaxial direction. The slotted blank is then bent about its shorter axis b which is hereafter called the axis of symmetry so as to cause the ends of its longer axis aa to approach one another, the degree of curvature imparted to the blank being such that the wall of the pail can'pass through the slotA when the device is applied to the pail with the lip B lowermost and outside the pail, and the body portion inside the pail, as seen in Figs. 1 and 2. The ends of the slot are preferably well rounded to afford a good bearing upon the'edge' of the pail. It is advantageous in addition to bending the blank as above described, to bend the lip portion B backward so that its surface lies approximately perpendicular to the surface of the body portion. In this way the surface of the lip lies approximately flat against the outer surface of the pail when the device is in positionas seen in Fig. 2, instead of pro- ,jecting,outward from the pail as it otherwise would do; moreover the bending of the lip into a different plane from that of the body portion imparts stiffness or rigidity to the device as a whole. The body portion of the blank may be perforated as shown, to enable water to drain away from the soap, brush, or other article supported by it.

It will be understood that a device such as above described is not only applicable to pails, but also to the walls of baths or bowls and may be found useful for culinary purposes, in which case it may be convenient to make it of earthenware. It will also be understood that the device may to some extent be modified in construction. For instance, the lip B need not be bent backward, in which case it is preferable to make it narrow, as shown clearly in Figs. 6 and 7, so that the portion of the lip projecting away from the outer surface of the pail is not pronounced. Since the lip in this construction does not add to the stiffness or rigidity of the device, the body portion may if desired be corrugated to afford stiffness of lip and rigidity, or the outer edge of the body portion may be rolled.

The device may be stamped, cast, molded or otherwise formed from metal, earthenware, or other suitable material, and its surface may be galvanized, enameled, or otherwise coated but for the sake of cheapness and simplicity of manufacture I prefer to make it of metal capable of being stamped and bent to the required shape.

In using the device, it is merely dropped into place over the edge of the pail or other vessel so that the body portion C serves, in conjunction with the wall of the said pail or other vessel, to form a receptacle or pocket. Into this pocket soap, brushes, or other articles are placed, when not in use.

It is to be noted that the engagement of the lip and body portion with opposite sides of the wall of the vessel prevents the body portion from swinging outward away from the wall and letting the soap or other article drop through between the wall and the body portion.

VVhat- I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is l. A support for attachment to pails and similar vessels comprising an approximately oval sheet of suitable material bent to make the ends of its longer axis approach one another to form, in conjunction with the wall of a vessel when applied thereto, a pocket, said sheet having a curved slot extending alongside one edge thereof, and curved both by its position along said side edge and also by reason of the bend of the sheet, said curved slot extending symmetrically on both sides of the shorter axis of the oval sheet, the attachment of the sheet to the Wall of a vessel being effected by the material at the ends of the slot resting upon two points on the rim of said vessel and by the longitudinal edges of the slot engaging the wall of the vessel on its inner and outer surfaces along a curved path extending between the aforesaid two points.

2. A support for attachment to the curved walls of pails and similar vessels, comprising a slotted approximately oval shaped sheet of metal bent as a whole upon the shorter axis so as to form a part of a cylindrical surface, the slot in said sheet being curvilinear conforming approximately to one edge of the sheet and extending symmetrically on both sides of the shorter axis of said sheet, the oval shape of the sheet and the degree of curvature to which it is bent being such that the sheet is supported and retained firmly upon the vessel by the material at the ends of the slot resting upon two points on the rim of the vessel, and further by the edges of the slot engaging the wall of the vessel on its inner and outer surfaces and along the curved path extending between the aforesaid two points, the edge of the sheet lying opposite the slot relatively to the longer axis of the sheet being located and approximately in the plane of the rim of the vessel.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN BURGESS.

\Vitnesses T. SELBY WVARDLE, W. J. SKERTEN.

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